Manatt is pleased to sponsor the Association for Corporate Growth West Coast M&A Conference taking place on March 13, 2013 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Condoleeza Rice will be the keynote speaker.

With an overabundance of private equity and debt capital flooding the market today, investors across the balance sheet are scrambling to put it to work. Couple that with sluggish, Middle Market M&A activity in the first quarter and uncertainty around 2013 deal flow overall, and investors are faced with tough questions about the fate of future returns. No matter which side of balance sheet you're on, you will find answers at this event.

Top West Coast investment professionals and advisors will address and discuss key drivers of returns including:

• Cost, availability, and structure of leverage
• Source and quality of deal flow
• Purchase price multiple trends
• Economic recovery and performance
• Fundraising environment